Jo Kirsch

Jo Kirsch, E-RYT500 has been practicing yoga for 31 years and teaching for 21. Jo is the Director/Owner of Heart of the Village Yoga located in Manchester, Vermont. Jo’s initial yoga teacher training was in Astanga yoga with Beryl Bender Birch. Since that time, Jo has been certified to teach Adaptive Yoga by Matthew Sanford, Trauma Sensitive Yoga by David Emerson, Yoga Nidra by Jennifer Reis, Yoga of 12 Step Recovery with Nikki Myers, Yin Yoga with Biff Mithoefer and Soul School Yoga with Sean Johnson. Jo has a deepening love and appreciation for Bhakti Yoga and enjoys playing the harmonium and chanting. Jo’s personal experience with Post Traumatic Stress has lead her to teach stress reduction techniques such as meditation, pranayama, asana, yin yoga, japa, bhakti, and yoga nidra. A certified professional ski instructor and a lifelong learner, Jo finds that a balanced combination of physical activity, nature, yoga and eating well, leads to health, joy, peace and happiness.

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